Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said wearing of face masks should stay even if Davao City will be placed under Alert Level Zero where restrictions are eased out.
“Practically, pag Alert Level Zero wala na’y restrictions kaayo. Ang Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) na protocols wala na siya. But I don’t think angay pa na tanggalon ang face mask sa pagka-karon. Mao lang na akong opinyon. Basehan nato tong mga nahitabo sa laing lugar nga wala pa sila naka 100 percent sa ilahang vaccination and gitanggal na nila ang ilahang face mask. There was a point na gibalik gihapon nila ang ilahang face mask, nakit-an nato na sa ubang nasud nahitabo, so clearly, kita wala pa man ta sa 100 percent sa atoang target vaccination sa national, dili seguro angay tanggalon ang face masks kay maglisod ta ug esplika sa mga tao na pud kung ngano ibalik na pud nato ang face masks in the event nga mudaghan na pud ang cases. Lisod kaayo ihatag-bawi, lisod mag-explain sa mga tao,” the mayor said.
She reported that as of April 1, 2022 there are a total of 1,321,551 Dabawenyos who already received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccines and 1,296, 700 for the second dose.
Last month, Mayor Sara eased Covid-19 restrictions except for the wearing of face mask. The wearing of face mask in public is still required, except when eating or drinking.
The mayor said the easing of restrictions would pave the way for the opening of the economy.
Meanwhile, Davao City remained under Alert Level 1 from April 1 to 15, 2022.
